Volume 5: Overlord of the Sea Chapter 591: Great Victory
During the Han Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival had already become popular, but it was more of a celebration of " respecting the elderly". Later, based on "visiting the elderly", it developed the meaning of "reunion".
But no matter what festival it is, the State of Wei can't expect to have a comfortable time.
The Battle of Bohai ended unexpectedly with the defeat of Wei State in the eyes of the princes of various countries...
Originally, in the impression of various princes, Wei should have the highest probability of a small victory, followed by Wei's great victory, and the lowest probability was Chu's "defending the title" when the time, place and people were not favorable.
And no matter who it is, they all think that even when winter comes this year, the two sides may not be able to determine the winner, and the war will most likely last until next year!
However, the final result was beyond their expectations...
Not only did the two sides start off with a fierce all-in fight, but the winner was also decided after two days and one night.
No, to be precise, if it was just a matter of victory or defeat, it would have been decided not long after the war started.
The next two days and one night were filled with the Chu army's relentless pursuit!
It is indeed not easy for an army to be defeated in a naval battle - after all, no matter how cowardly or confused you are, you cannot just jump into the sea.
In a river, you can still rely on your good swimming ability to have a chance to survive, but in the sea... can you expect to swim back to the shore?
This should be the most brutal battle fought by the Chu State...
However, the battlefield is the battlefield. Accepting surrender and treating prisoners well is benevolence, but showing mercy to the enemy on the battlefield is simply stupidity.
Some small boats may have a chance to "escape", but Gan Ning will never let go of the real warships and flagships. Even if they deviate from the overall evacuation route, there will be torpedo boats and escort boats to pursue them.
Eventually Gan Ning chased the enemy all the way to Tuyin Port. Even though the enemy's sailors had completely collapsed and were crying for their parents to return to the shore, he still made up his mind and blew up all the enemy ships over ten meters in length.
Tuyin Port, or Youbeiping Port, was originally a port built by the State of Chu. However, it was occupied by the Wei army a few months ago. The Chu army evacuated temporarily without any resistance.
And out of confidence, they did not do any excessive damage before leaving.
However, even with the support of Tuyin Port's land defense and water fort defense forces, the Chu Navy still blew up all of Wei's warships, and relied on long-range forces to destroy the defense line on the shore and retake the damaged Tuyin Port!
Even on the way back, they specially "passed by" Bohai Port in Bohai County and completely destroyed the enemy's coastal defense and water fortresses. The shipyard that Wei State did not have time to move was also razed to the ground...
In the past, the Chu army rarely destroyed production facilities, after all, they were the livelihoods of many civilians. However, the situation is obviously different now.
Firstly, the shipyard of the Wei State's Skilled Craftsmen Camp was entirely at the service of the Wei State's navy, and could be said to be a place for "making weapons". Secondly, a large portion of the ships built here were orders for privateering fleets. It is no exaggeration to say that every piece of wood was stained with the blood of looted and sold slaves.
Whether from the perspective of interests or morality, the State of Chu attacked ruthlessly.
Moreover, from a technical point of view, this shipyard is also very backward. When the State of Chu occupies this place in the future, it will definitely have to be rebuilt... I won't feel bad if I grit my teeth!
They were directly attacked and taken to the shore. Even the famous shipyard built by skilled craftsmen was bombed into ruins. The laborers who did not have time to evacuate were captured...
The Wei State wanted to block the news from the people but it was impossible. Not only the grassroots generals who escaped after docking, but even the workers in the shipyard knew the news.
"Thanks" to the recovery of the commodity economy, in just five days, the news spread among the people in the eastern part of Wei State. It is estimated that it will spread all over the country before September...
After receiving the first-hand battle report, the Chu State immediately informed the entire Chu State. On the tenth of August, Tuyin Port changed hands. On the thirteenth of August, even the people far away in Jiaozhou had learned the good news. On the fifteenth of August, even Deng Ai who was already in Nanzhong received the details of the battle report!
Not to mention the celebration among the people of Chu and the confusion among the people of Wei, even among the think tanks of Wei and other princes, the result of the Battle of Bohai caused an uproar.
It seemed that after various means of stimulation and development, the Wei State had the advantage in terms of time, place and people, and its strength exceeded that of the Chu State by a large margin. The Wei State navy, which was about to hand over the maritime power, was actually completely destroyed by the Chu State!
Moreover, the damage to Chu was less than 10%...
No one could have predicted such an exaggerated victory, even if it was the other way around.
After this battle, the State of Wei directly lost its naval power, and from then on its naval combat power could be said to be monopolized by the State of Chu.
As for the warships of the Duke of Qi?
Both their hardware and software were inferior to those of the Wei State. More importantly, their numbers were only one-third of the Wei State's regular army - you should know that the Wei State did not have many regular naval forces, and in the Battle of Bohai, they only accounted for 20% to 30% of their own side.
Even without the invincible steel fortress group at sea that Chu State invested in the Battle of Bohai Sea...
The standing navies of Donglai East Port and Donglai West Port alone are no match for Qi’s small navy!
Moreover, the main force of the Duke of Qi is now passing through the Central Plains and Guanzhong and heading towards Longyou. The navy has retreated across the board and dares not compete with the State of Chu at all.
The only one who had complicated feelings was probably Xiahou Juan.
Before, Xiahou Juan had not specifically inquired about the strength of the Chu navy or the pre-war forecast of the Battle of Bohai. She could only guess something from Bai Tu's attitude... Wei did not really bring any pressure to Chu in Bohai.
However, when Xiahou Juan learned that Wei had lost so badly , he felt nervous - because they attached great importance to this naval battle, Xiahou Yuan was also in the Wei navy!
Fortunately, only two hours later than the victory report, Jinling also received the news that Xiahou Yuan was captured...
Only then did Xiahou Juan breathe a sigh of relief.
Although it is not easy to take prisoners in naval battles, the battle line tactics make it a completely long-distance battle. It would be difficult for Admiral Jin Yu to be killed by artillery fire if he is not suppressed.
For Ji-made soldiers and ordinary wooden and stone generals, it is not easy to be captured. However, for the stronger generals among the gilded generals and the gold and jade generals, the chance of being captured is increased...
As long as you are willing to save your dignity and fly close to the enemy ship, then take off your armor, throw away your military token, and raise your hands in surrender.
Of course, Xiahou Yuan is different. He was snatched back by Gan Ning.
When the main ship where Xiahou Yuan was located was bombed, although it was not known that Xiahou Yuan was on board, the size of the main ship showed that there must be important generals on board. Therefore, when it sank, a special "cleansing" was carried out - concentrating artillery fire near the sinking main ship to prevent rescue by other enemy ships.
After it completely sank, he went to feel for the captives, and under this circumstance, he was surprised to “touch” Xiahou Yuan…
